Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

What role does the split-ring commutator play in an electric motor with a single rotating coil?

  • Ato enable the motor to function with an a.c. source
  • Bto reverse the current in the coil once every revolution
  • Cto reverse the current in the coil whenever its plane becomes perpendicular to the magnetic field
  • Dto reverse the current in the coil whenever its plane is parallel with the magnetic field

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